Virgin’s “profit share” just a dud bribe
This week Virgin wrote to employees with details of the “profit share” payment it will be paying. It’s not a coincidence they are doing this at the same time that they are trying to ram through their dodgy agreement that cuts your pay and conditions. Clearly Virgin...
USU welcomes parliamentary staffer increase in 2023 Budget
The USU welcomes the decision by the Albanese Government to increase the staffing allocation in federal parliament. The additional extra electorate staff member role was contained in the 2023 Budget, and it will go a long way in improving workplace conditions. Many...
ASU Qantas EBA 12 Approved!
Today the USU/ASU received the wonderful news that the Fair Work Commission has approved the Qantas ASU EBA! This means all the pay and conditions employees won during bargaining will come into operation in 7 days, on 16 May. Furthermore, it means that Qantas, per...
SAVE DEVONSHIRE STREET EARLY EDUCATION CENTRE WILLOUGHBY’S ONLY COUNCIL-RUN CHILDCARE
The Willoughby community and the USU say don’t sell off Devonshire Street Children’s Centre! The Devonshire Street Childcare Centre in Chatswood has been owned and operated by Willoughby City Council for over 35 years. Members and community share concerns at public...
Save our early education centres @ Sutherland Council
Early Education Centres are important services for Shire residents and families.Sutherland Shire Council has a long history of contracting out the work of council workers to private enterprise. The poor outcome of this contracting out strategy adopted by this council...
AWARD 2023 UPDATE: ADVERSE ALLOWANCES ATTACK MEANS PAY CUTS
This is the eighth-member update in our series on the negotiations for the Local Government (State) Award 2023. Local Government NSW, on behalf of your Council, wants to ATTACK and seek CUTS to your current adverse working conditions allowances. This also would result...
SAVE OUR CHILDCARE: DEVONSHIRE STREET IS THE ONLY COUNCIL-RUN CHILDCARE IN WILLOUGHBY COUNCIL
The Devonshire Street Childcare Centre in Chatswood has been owned and operated by Willoughby City Council for over 35 years, but now Council is set to privatise the centre! Sign our petition. Council-run Early Childcare Centres mean: Centres are not-for-profit and...
Buyer beware! VA’s ‘final offer’ contains too much uncertainty
Virgin Australia has put out a ‘final offer’ to employees and several items that are not agreed upon by the USU/ASU. As VA claims this is it’s “final offer”, we have met with members to discuss the proposal and our next steps. There are a number of improvements in...
AWARD 2023 UPDATE: BOSSES’ SHAME ON AWARD PAY
This is the seventh member update in our series on the negotiations for the Local Government (State) Award 2023. LGNSW, on behalf of your council, wants you to accept an average wage increase of less than 3% a year over three years. This is out of step with the...
